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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

severity all men caught while plying the
trade. Under the head of Egypt we find
thirty-two dispatches many of which re-
fer to the capture of slave dhows and to
the reception of fugitive slaves on board
of her majestys ships. Several returns
are added, some of which by Col. Scha-
fer, the head of the department for the
suppression of the slave trade, are in
teresting. Thus in April, 1886, Gel. Scha-
fer states that IN six months thirty-six
persons many of them professional deal
ers had been tried by court martial for
buying or selling slaves; of these thirteen
were condemned, four aquitted, ten we're
still under Judgment, and nine were re-
leased for want of evidence. The report
as to the progress of the home for women
slaves in Cairo, founded by the efforts of
Mr.. Clifford Lloyd and Mrs. Sheldon
Amos, is encouraging. In May 1886,
40 women had been received into the
nome, most of them negresses, few
Clrcasslans, and a few Abssinians. Ac-
cordlng to another report drawn up by
Col. Schafer, in the twelve months pre-
vious TO May, 1885, (that is before the
slavery department took over the work
OF the manursission bureau) the number
of slaves freed in Egypt proper amount
ed to 1882. In the following year that
number increased to 2,7S6, of whom S53
were the property of Dongolia refugees.
In 1888 there were thirty-two slave-deal-
ers; IN Cairo, there are now only four or
five, and they only act as brokers. The
Ant1-slavery society called the attention
of the government in September to the
alleged transit of slaves through the
canal, and in consequence strict watch
was ordered to be kept at Suez, and some
of these dispatches relate to the liberat-
ion of slaves at that port. Under the
head of Spain we find that by the end of
last year it was expected that slavery
would have ceased in Cuba.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29
The Slave Trade.

A blue book published in London con
sains last years correspondence GA the
slave trade. The letters are grouped un-
der the name of the country to which
they refer. Eighteen letters deal with
Africa from which Egypt is excluded
and Arabia. Several of our ships were
on the east coast of Africa during the
year, and large number of slave vessels
were caught and condemned, and several
tables appended to this part of the re-
port gives various particulars as to the
number of vessels and the number and
condition of slaves caught by her mag
esty's ships. To this part Of the book,
properly belong other reports as to the
slave Importation between the two shores
of the Red Sea (under the heads of Turk
ey and Italy, and as to Zanzibar. There
is some discrepancy as to Massowah, for
whereas our consul at Jeddah says the
Italians there are remis in their surveil-
lence, most stringent decree was issued
in 1885 by King Humbert empowering
the military tribunal TO punish with great
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

Look our ransomed shores around,
Peace Snd safety we have foundl
Welcome, friends we ence were foes,
Welcome friends we once were foes,
To all the copqueripg years have gained
a nations rights, race unclaimed!
Children OF the day new born,
Mindful Of its glorious morn,
Let the plenge our fathers slgued
Heart to heart forever bindi
While the stars of Heaven shall burn,
Viii the ocean tides return,
Ever may the circiiDg sun
Find the Many still are One.
Craven deep with edge of steel,
Crowned with victorys crimson seal,
All the world their names shall read!
All the world their names shall readl
Enrolled with his hosts that led.
Whose blood for us-for all-was shed,
Pay our sires their children's debt,
Love and hOnOr-nor forget
Only Unions golden key
Guarss the Ark Of Liberty!
While the-s shall burn,
While the ocean tides return,
Ever may the circiiDg sun
Find the Many still are One!
Hail. Columbia. strong aud free,
Firm eDthroned from sea to sea!
Thy march triumphant still pursue!
Thy march triumphant still pursue!
With peaceful stride from zone to zone,
And make the Western land thine ownl
BEST is the Unions holy ties,
Let our gratefui song arise
Every voice its tribute lend
In the loving chorus blend!
While the stars in heavea shall burn,
Viii g the ocean tides return.
Ever shall the circling sun
Find the Many still are One.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29
A Loyal WOman's Tact.

A we'll known poet of Spain, says let
ter IN The New York Sun, deservedly ia
nous for his work. was at the same time
man of most advanced radical opinions,
and waged such bitter and open war
against the regency that that he was at
last arrested, tried and exiled. He was but
scantily endowed with the worlds goods,
and the wife and children he left behind
soon fell into absolute poverty. The poet
pet1tioned Queen Christina for pardon in
their behalf, and was at once permitted by
her to return to Spain and to his family.
He obtained an audience and went ia per-
son to tender his thanks to the sovereign
and offer the expressions of his gratitude
and homage. He was graciously treated,
less as the enemy that was, than the
future friend.
Suddenly the Queen said: You are
not rich, senior; literary men of merit sell
dom are, and you have a large family
have you not?"
" have six children, your majesty"
Six" continued the Queen; then there
are three for you, and three for me-"
From that day the poets three daugh-
tiers were cared for and educated at the
Queens expense, who considers them as
her special and personal charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

| in her rudder, had drifted out of her
place to the leeward, and was pressing
forward toward the head of the British
line to support the two ships. One
broaaside from the Niagara.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

Bad luck is simply man with his hands
in his pockets and pipe in his mouth
looking on to see how it is coming out.
Good luck is man of pluck, with his
sleeves rolled up and working to make it
come out all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
HAIL COLUMBIA.

NEW VERSES BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

Carl Schurz says newspaper repor-
tiers that they "are the guardians of
truth and personal liberty"
Ex-senator Ferry, Of Michigan, owns
extensive m1nes in Utah, and thinks of
going there to live.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

The doctors and lawyers of Waukesha
have arranged to meet on the bail dIa-
mond Thursday. The stake to be played
for is supper to be served at the Ameri-
can house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

Sung at the Philadelphia Constitutional Celte71
. Mai. September II, 1887
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

Mr.. Powderly .contradicts the report
that be contemplates resigning the Office
of Master Workman of the Knights OF
Labor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

A young lady of Missouri has a collec,
tion of 1858 spools. The hobby is fan
ahead of the crazy quilt mania, and more
useful than decorating china with flowers
unknown to botanical science. The
young man who shall link his destiny with
this girl will have a soft snap on kindling
wood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-29

at does look as if it wasn't finished
yet" remarked the matter-of- fact young
man. 'sJt looks for all the world as if it
had been thrown together in hurry. It
would have looked more workmanlike if
it had taken three or four weeks to finish
the job. Nothing that is done in hurry
is done WELL"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15
Pedigree of Gondolier. 4sss,

Sire Commodore Belmont, 1910, (Sire
OF Doncaster, $3.50, by Belmont, "a
(Sire OF Nutwooo. 21Ss4), by Abdallah
10, (Sire of Goldsmith Maid, Pa by
Hambletonian, 10, by Abdallah 1, BY
Mambrino, by Imperial Messenger.
Dam-Mona West, by Dictator, lib
(Sire IF Jay-Eye-See. 2.10) by HANDLE.
tonian 10; (Sire of Dexter, 2.17L), by
Abdall. b, l, by Nam brine, by Imperial
Messenger.
GoNDoLIER is a bay horse, without
white, foaled 1883, he was sired by
COMMODORE belmont (Sire of Doncas-
ter, years old, record 2.2S1), Son of
Belmont. (oire of Nutwood, 2.1SA.
Wedgwood, 2.19, and 8 others with rec
ords better than 800. His Dam,
Mona West, is by DICTATOR, (full
brother to Dexter, 217H, and Sire of
Jay-Eye-See, 2.10, Phallas, 2.13A, Di-
rector, Eli, and II others with records
better than 800 His Grandam is by
NORWAY (Sir of Lula, 2.15, and May
Queen, 2 20), He was bred by VIM. H.
Raymond. Belmont Park Stock Farm,
Virginia City, Montana. passed through
the hands of Bradshaw d Guin to his
present owner, Nephi w. Clayton,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Gondolier is
-
registered in volume 6, American Trot-
ting Register, No. 1883.
The following half-brothers and
sisters of Gondolier have made records
ms follows, viz: Geranium, 2-year-old,
2.56; Fouler, 2-year-old, 2.59L (trial on
sale, 249); Geranium, 3-year-old, 2.3F
(private, , 50); Edwin, year-old, 2.42
Fred W., Swear old, 2.45; Chicago, 8
year-old, :.47; Fera, 3-year-old, 2.4S
Evening Star, 3-year- old, ESQ; MoDufi
2.54; Fera, 4-year-cld, 233k; Ebony
4-vear-old, 2.42; Easel, 4-year-old, 45
Lulu B., 4-year-old, 2.33 public trial
2.26; Doncaster, 5-year-old, 2.2814
Easel, 5-year-old, 2.3S; ARE Bell, z
year-old, 2 2SL.
Gondolier was only broken last
spring, and in thirty days after his first
appearance on the track, trotted one
mile out in 2iS He will stand during
the season of 1857 at the race track of
the Salt Lake Driving Park Association.
For full pedigree enquire of Jack
Griffin, at the race track, or of N. w.
Clayton, No. 55 Main Street, Salt Lake
City.
grace Up.
You are feeling depressed, your sPpa-
lite is poor, you are botnefsd VIVA
Headache, your are fidgetty, nefvoex.
and generally out of sorts, and want -
brace up. Brace ap, but not with ge1t
ulants, spring medicines, OF bttters,
which have for their basis ysry chs&p,
bad whisky, and which stimulate yes
for an hour, and then .szys yos ka
worse condition than before. What yea
want is an Alternative that win p9KEy
your blood, start healthy ac3oa 81
Liver, Kidneys, restore your vss
ity, and give renewed hsaltA 81
strength. Such medicine you VIII ma
in Electric Bitters, and only - eoa1l Q
bottle at z. @. II. !. Drug 6Sosa 3
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15

she had prepared, we started in search
OF the missing man.
THE SCENE WAS DEsoLATE ONE.
as far as the eye could reach being a
sea OF ashes. We had gone little over
mile when we found the charred re-
mains of the woman's husband. left
her waite hing over him while | hunted
up habltatlon, and securing assistance
we buried him near where he died. |
hlred man to take me to nv ranch
where L found my partner had arrived
all right. Shortly after that sold out
ana came north, but think | shall NOT
forget that part OF the country soon.''
Just as the narrator had ceased sneak
ing a bright little boy came running up
to him, saying:
Papa, mamma wants to see YOU"
bat what became of the Young
woman?" was asked in unison by the
rest OF the party as the gentleman
arose.
Well" said he. with a smile, "she
has Just sent our boy after me-" st.
Paul Globe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15
BREAKING UP A FAMILY.
Effects OF Teaching a Woman to
Play Poker.

A veteran married man living on the
east side says that cards came within an
ace OF running his domestic happiness
Contrary to the orthodox method OF
ruination in this particular line of vice
he did not frequent gambling rooms
clubs or saloons to find the broad path
but stumbled into it right in his own
house. He had taught his wife to play
poker two or three winters ago, and fire.
quently since then they had friendly
little sessions, using buttons for chips
The other night, though, he brought
home box OF the genuine, nice STACKS
of whites, reds and blues.
Now" he said, I'm Just show YOU
how poker is played among the boys. |
never could take any interest in il with
them cussed buttons, but this seems
natural. We II cali it a dollar limit;
whites nickle, reds quarter, blues so
cents, and take $5 worth each. Now, il
you break me I'll buy you that seal
muff."
The game proceeded without any ma
serial change in the size of piles ror
nearly an hour, when Mr.. Brown had
three tens pat. Mrs. B. took three cards
pair of bullets all the time-caught the
third and beat him out of So. This was
all right, except that Brown remarked
that he had never in his life seen poor
player that dian't have all the luck.
Finally he lost the other 81.
"Glmme mother five and if I don't
knock you out IN fifteen minutes by that
clock l II never turn another card" he
said.
Mrs. B. didn't answer: that is, she
didn't say anything, but her look said
That's all right" The luck seemed to
go Browns way this time, and he pulled
in quite few chips. Mrs. Brown was
dealing, third party, Browns brother
was locker on at this period, and OF
course it was Browns age.
"I'll come in" said Mrs. B.
ooh, of course you will, ," said Brown
well then, put up another dollar ana
you won't have so many chips"
.'I'll TAI Sc you dollar, James," said
his spouse.
You will, will you? Dollar better'n
you"
Mrs. Brown just came in and drew
two cards. Brown thought he'd keep
his, and when his wife Clipped without
looking he promptly raised the limit.
After carefully looking them over the
lady thought she'd raise it another dol
lar, This made Brown fairly bound off
the chair, but he had to call, only to
have flush beaten by full. He quit
there, aud when his wife giggled SAID:
Il don't see anything funny about it
at all. Anybody can play with the cards
you get. If l had them, you would
have been broke two hours ago."-Buf-
70 IN ,lJ,.i-g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15

1Ox10 rods, with Brick House, s rooms,
in frst-class locality; an elegant
home; $4,000.
Two Good Houses. 5x12 rods of ground,
rents and pays 10 per cent interest on
investment, sc, 500. A bargain.
10x1O rods on corner of Eighth South
and Eighth East, Erick House, 4
rooms, 81, 900 A bargain.
7x10 rods, with frame house of rooms,
on Fifth South street, three blocks
from Main street, So, 800.
3lIxIO rods, Adobe House Of 8 rooms,
city water, lawn, shrubbery, etc.,
Fifth East, $4,000.
A fine Brick Residence, close to bust
ness $40, 0O0.
4 nice Home Cottage, 7rooms, hot and
cold water, 8x12 rods OF ground,
Twentieth wald, 81 coo.
A House of 8 rooms, 7x20 rods Of
ground, in First ward, 81 300.
Fifteen Tenement Houses, 100 square
rods OF ground; will pay 10 per cent
on investment; $50 200.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15

House of rooms, adobe-lined, good
well, etc., 211x15 rods of ground, on
Fourth South, between Sixth and
Seventh East, 81 300.
House of rooms on corner of First
and l Streets, 6x10 rods, 81 500.
A good business property on Third
South, store, two houses, etc., 5x1O
rods, 81, 200.
Three-room House near Utah & Nevada
depot, adobe, 3x811 rods, 81 400.
House of 5 rooms, on corner of Third
South and Seventh East, 4x10 rods.
81 000
Frame house of three rooms, on Second
South, blocks east OF Main, 3xfO
rods, $4,000.
AZ feet by 20 rods, with two houses, adj
joining Continental on-the west. Sc. 500.
House of rooms, 7x10 rods OF ground,
Fourteenth Ward, 5000.
New Brick House of 4 rooms, 1Ox2O
rods OF ground, corner of Eighth
South and Seventh East. 50 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15

Wehave some Bargains tpinap1ored Property liz the
Eastern and Southern Part Of zOvR.
We hare Forty Heres Liberty Forh; at Bargdin
We hare a long list of Improved and UninproDed Pro-
perties for SALE Which not given kaeh space.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15
TWAS IN A DANGEROUS POSITION.

"There was no way to escape except
to turn back, and was loath to DO that.
1 stood still some time undecided what
to do. 1t would be foolish to think of
trying to break through this wall of
fire. Turning the horses head in the
direction from which we came let him
have the reins. He needed no urging
and covered the ground in fine style. l
looked back. and was dismayed to see
that even fast as we were going the fire
was gaining on US. Giving the horse a
sharp cut with the whip, he gave luDge
forward, but fell, throwing me over his
head. He had stepped into prairie
dogs hole and broken a leg. Seeing
that he could go no further. drew my
revolver and ended his life. The fire
was now less than a mile from me,
coming before a terrific wind, the flames
Ieaping high in the air. By the light
could see a small hill few hundred
yards away. and my only hope was to
reach that, perhaps finding shelter on
the opposite side. L put fourth my best
efforts, but before covering half the
distance 1 could hear the roar of the
flames, and feel the heat, while the
smoke was suffocating. Making ter
rible effort l Kept to my feet for few
seconds more, and then consciousness
left me. When l awoke it was morning
and bending over me was young
woman. Remembering what had
passed through, my first Impression was
that l was dead and in-well, where we
all want to go some time. But soon
found out my mistake, and discovered
that was in a cave dug in the side of
a hill. In flying from the fire my last
step had brought me to the door, and,
falling had forced it open. The young
woman was in great distress. and told
that she feared her husband had been
caught in the prairie fire. She told me
her history very briefly, saying that she
was an orphan, had been married but
a short time, and came from the east
with her husband to make home. Her
husband had left her alone two days be-
fore. having gone to the nearest town,
and that she expected him to return the
evening before. Hastily eating what
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-15

she had prepared, we started in search
of the missing man. - 'A"D
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-31
A Constant Reminder.
buffalo Express.l


Why do you wear that nickel on
your watch chain2p asked city hall
attache of u milkman who was after u
board of health permit to pcddle COW
juice. al wear IL as a reminder to get
even with one of my customers, was
the answer. "Over year ago took
that nickel, which was then beautifully
gold-plated, as five dollar gold piece
in payment of a bill. AS soon as ! de-
tccted the fraud took il back 20 the
woman who passed il on me, but she
refused to make it good. So ! at
tached ii to my watch chain and kept
on supplying her with milk as though
nothing had happened. But now
every day make her quart one-fourth
water and once week ! credit her
with one-fourth the amount of her
milk bill in book which keep for
that purpose. When the sum total
standing TO her credit is $4.95 she shall
have pure milk once more, and not
until then. She knows the milk Is
watered, but whenever she shows an
inclination to complain | handle the
nickle and say that my milk is as pure
as gold That settles it,"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-31
lie Knew Human Nature.

lie had called at a house on Cas-
avenue on business, and as he rose to
go he said:
al believe you were up the lake this
fall?"
"Yes.'
go fishing any?"
Yes"
"Catch any thingl"
cone little perch"
"Ilal ha! hal That's about as cx-
pected. Well, good night"
When the caller had gone the wife
Indignantly said:
"Richard, how could you sit there
and lie in that bold way! You know
we caught over twenty fish weighing
five pounds apiece, and that big pick.
erel weighed eleven pounds.
MY dear wife, he soothingly re-
piled, you don't know human nature
That man is now willing to take my
word for one thousand dollars. II
had told him of those fish he woule
have gone away believing me to be th'
biggest liar in Detroit.n-Detroit Fret
Press.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-31
LEGISLATION NEEDED.

LIST. The State ought to offer some
reward for good behavior on the part
of conyicts. | think every convict sem
fenced for longer period than six
months ought to have twenty per cent.
deducted from his term for good be-
hayior, and in the case of life convicts,
If a mum served fifteen years and MAIN
tanned good character he should be
discharged. A man who lives upright
ly for fifteen years, can certainly be
trusted in society. The time deducted
for good behavior would not only be
a powerful incentive to the prisoner to
reform Snd to do his prison duty with
out compulsion, but il would add to
his cheerfulness and contentment,
thereby insuring better health and de-
crease the rate of morality among
them. Many of them go into decline
from mere mental depression and de-
spair. 1t takes man of strong nerve
and brave spirit to bear up under the
deprivations and duties of prison life
at the best; cut off from all social in
tercourse with the world, from rela-
tives and friends, and it may be from
loving wife and children and the conf
forts of home: deprived of his own
volition to come and go, to eat and
sleep except as permitted, and he veri-
iles the truth that "the way of the
transgressor is hard" If you take from
man all spirit and hope and cheerful
ness you make him reckless despera-
do, or he succumbs TO the surround
ing and becomes morose, then defect
ed, loses his appetite, and thenceforth
must be driven to do his duty until he
lands in the hospital and perhaps from
there into the grave. OF the two char
acters | prefer the desperate, for you
can do nothing with man whose
spirit is broken, whose hopes are gone.
Let the Legislature, therefore, remedy
this evil by holding out hope to the
prisoner that he will be rewarded for
good behavior and faithful work, and
1t will remove largely enc of the most
prolific sources of evil connected with
the prison.
I'd. The State ought to establish and
maintain at its own expense a prison
hospital, where all convicts who are
physically unable at the time of con-
yiction to perform hard labor should
be sent, and let the sentence begin
when. the prisoner is discharged from
the hospital. 1t is a travesity upon
the law TO sentence an individual to
'hard labor IN the State pcniteniiary''
for iiye years or for any period, who al
the time, Is unanacle to do any kind Of
/ labor--not even TO wait upon himself
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-31
Ingenuity on Both Sides.



A gentleman about to close hls sum
mer house at Nahant conceived what he
considered a brilliant idea to insure the
daily personal inspection of every room
in his villa during the winter by the old
man in whose charge the establishment
was to be left. Accordingly, he said to
the old man that he should leave all his
clocks, one in each room, at Nahant
during the winter, and he desired that
every one should be wound up at
regular hour each day. The old man
concurred in the plan with all his
heart, and promised he would not fail.
The house was closed. The owner
Dragged good deal about his scheme
for having every room guarded
against leaks, ETC., during the winter,
and came to Boston. A week or two
afterward this gentleman thought he
would take a run down to Nahant, and
see how things were going. When he
arrived there he found his man, who
was very glad to see him, and told him
that he wound each clock faithfully as
he had directed On Entering the
house the two proceeded to the rear
drawing room. and the astonishment
of the owner may be better imagined
than described when he saw ranged
along in row his thirteen clocks,
which the old man had brought down
to save himself the trouble of going all
over the house every day.